Cervical Myelopathy: Snug Spinal Cord
You might want to be snug as a bug but you don't want your spinal cord to be snug. With cervical myelopathy, the spinal cord is compressed which can cause…
Combined Interbody and Posterior Fusion
Although this patient had a previous laminectomy, you can see now where the disc is collapsed at L3-4 and herniated at L4-5. To amend this, I'm going to perform a…
Minimally Invasive Fusions
It's a wonderful feeling when a patient you treated decades ago trusts you to perform a second surgery. 20 years ago I operated on this patient and performed an L3-L5 spinal…
Total Disc Replacement over Spinal Fusion
Hello disc replacement fans! Today we're tackling a total disc replacement at C4-5 and C5-6 for a patient in their 50s with a vigorous lifestyle that did not want a spinal…
Interbody Fusion Device
It can be hard to understand the difference between incisions 10 years ago and incisions today. 10 years ago, this patient had a laminectomy with a cut that was 8"…
Two-Level Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Degenerative disc disease, disc herniations, left side radiculopathy, lower back pain...you hate to see it but the spine is a complex structure and these things happen. To help this patient,…
Cervical Spinal Fusion + Treating Radiculopathy
Having chronic arm pain and muscle weakness is usually an indicator of a larger problem. When examining this patient I discovered several abnormalities, the most significant being a disc herniation…
Discectomy: Can We Leave The Spinal Plate In Place?
This patient has been with me for a few years and has a C3-C6 fusion. Now, they have a disc herniation at C6-7, which is causing kyphosis – an excessive…
4-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion
This patient has advanced cervical spondylolisthesis – where one vertebrae slips forward out of alignment onto another – resulting in horrible neck pain and headaches. Check out this before and…
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
Numbness and tingling in the legs combined with lower back pain is usually a sign of a problem. In this case, it turned out to be a herniated disc at…
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